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Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions..

Keen :: Keen (superl.) Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features..

Oxyphony :: Oxyphony (n.) Acuteness or shrillness of voice.

Quickness :: Quickness (n.) Acuteness of perception; keen sensibility.

Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying..

Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..

Subtilty :: Subtilty (n.) Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety.

Sharpness :: Sharpness (n.) The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.

Penetration :: Penetration (n.) Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration..

Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis..

Nostril :: Nostril (n.) Perception; insight; acuteness.

Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.

Discernment :: Discernment (n.) The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their relations and tendencies; penetrative and discriminate mental vision; acuteness; sagacity; insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed from the want of discernment..

Sagacity :: Sagacity (n.) The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.

Nasutness :: Nasutness (n.) Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness..

Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle..

Acuity :: Acuity (n.) Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc..

Perspicacity :: Perspicacity (n.) The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment.

Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.

Brightness :: Brightness (n.) Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit.

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